Umbrella Movement icon Joshua Wong barred from Hong Kong election . . US House to hold first formal vote on Trump impeachment proceedings . . . . ..…

That the White House is missing once-in-a-life opportunities in Hong Kong and Lebanon will not be recalled by historians as evidence of “great and unmatched wisdom.” . ..…

TEHRAN (FNA)- Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is warning top intelligence community officials that US President Donald Trump could expose a whistleblower at the center of the House impeachment inquiry. . . . . China Points out Western 'Double Standard' on Riots in Hong..…

House of Representatives on Tuesday passed Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, drawing condemnation from Beijing. ..…

The House passed similar legislation on Tuesday, drawing an angry response from China, which accused U.S. lawmakers of “sinister intentions” to undermine Hong Kong’s stability and warned that bilateral relations would be damaged should the measures - which Trump must..…

House of Representatives passing of Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act 2019, Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in press statement.. ..…

US Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 was adopted by House and Senate committees.. ... second adopted House measure, Hong Kong Act, bars US exports of military and crowd-control items to city authorities.. ..…

Hong Kong Bill on Special Status . Heads to House, Senate Votes 2 replies . ... Congressional committees in the House and Senate approved legislation supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, warning China that any crackdown could revoke the..…

American lawmakers are on the path to approving the so-called “Hong Kong Human Rights & Democracy Act” (HKHRDA) after the proposed bill passed the House and Senate Foreign Relations Committees earlier this week, thus putting the US and China on a collision course that can only..…

The legislation, known as the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, passed through the House and the Senate Foreign Relations Committees on Wednesday, and is now slated for a floor vote in both chambers. ... The bill would force the US president to report to Congress on..…

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi held news conference on Wednesday with House members, and Joshua Wong, Denise Ho and other Hong Kong democracy activists to back the. ... The version of House bill calls for annual evaluations of whether..…

The President will call on the community to take concrete steps to prevent attacks against people on the basis of their religion or beliefs and to ensure the sanctity of houses of worship and all public spaces for all faiths, White House Stephanie Grisham in statement on Tuesday.. With..…

TEHRAN (FNA)- A majority of Americans think President Donald Trump does not deserve a second term in the White House, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. . . . . Pro-Hong Kong Rally in Washington Against ‘CHINAZI Regime’ Being Sponsored with US Govt-Linked Money . ..…

By filming them and then publishing the images, Chinese state media responded to the complaints by claiming that journalists were attempting to tarnish the image of Hong Kong police and misreporting incidents of police brutality. Protesters attempt to break the gate of Mahjong..…

Image below: Martin Lee, Benny Tai and Joshua Wong speak at Freedom House, 2015. . . Hong Kong protesters are not always secret about their ties to the US. ..…

Martin Lee, Benny Tai, and Joshua Wong speak at Freedom House, 2015 . Hong Kong protesters are not always secret about their ties to the US. ..…

This is in spite of Trump openly characterising the Hong Kong movement as “riots,” likely to momentarily placate China in the present trade war. Wong furthermore openly thanked Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her statement endorsing the “Hong Kong..…

While Trump’s supporters said the president was trying to praise Xi for not yet cracking down on the protesters, while also implying the movement won’t succeed if it turns violent, China’s state-run media hyped up his description of the Hong Kong protests as “riots.” . (…) ...…

A doll left by the protesters lies on the ground as riot police officers block the street during a demonstration in support of the city-wide strike and to call for democratic reforms at Tai Po residential area in Hong Kong, China, August 5, 2019. . . . . . The United States flag flies at..…

According to Bloomberg, U.S. officials are closely watching “a congregation of Chinese forces on Hong Kong’s border”… . The White House is monitoring what a senior administration official called a congregation of Chinese forces on Hong Kong’s border. . ..…

Ridiculous comments from some US politicians including US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who called Hong Kong beautiful sight to behold also angered Chinese society.. ..…

According to Bloomberg, U.S. officials are closely watching “a congregation of Chinese forces on Hong Kong’s border”… . The White House is monitoring what a senior administration official called a congregation of Chinese forces on Hong Kong’s border. . ..…

Massive anti-Beijing protests which have gripped Hong Kong over the month, have become violent  are threatening to escalate on larger geopolitical scale after White House weighed in this week.. ..…

Hundreds of people surrounded late on Tuesday and on Wednesday morning, hundreds gathered outside the court house, chanting revolution of our time and liberate Hong Kong... ..…

Photo US White House Hong Kong activists and politicians, including leaders of Occupy Central such Lee, Benny Tai and Joshua Wong, have made trips to Washington recent years to speak at conferences, receive awards and meet with US officials and policy hawks. ..…

House of Representatives, a bill “dies” when it is voted down by either a committee or on the House floor. ... In Hong Kong, Lee explained that a bill “dies” when it is voted down during second or third reading at LegCo, or the term of the LegCo ends before the bill is..…

'The American left, on the other hand, has had little to say about China, let alone about Hong Kong,' she continues. 'Virtually none of the progressive members of the House when it comes to foreign policy have expressed serious concern for Hong Kong's 7 million..…

Anti-extradition bill protesters march to West Kowloon Express Rail Link Station at Hong Kong's tourism district Tsim Sha Tsui, China July 7, 2019. . . . . . A house destroyed by a powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake, triggered by a 6.4 the previous day, is seen at night near the..…

One NED official, Louisa Greve, told the Voice of America that “activists know the risks of working with NED partners” in Hong Kong. . House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress has “no choice but to reassess whether Hong Kong is ‘sufficiently autonomous’..…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi weighed in on the bill, which is being considered in Hong Kong’s parliament, arguing that, should it pass, Congress would have to “no choice but to reassess whether Hong Kong is ‘sufficiently autonomous’ under the ‘one country, two systems’..…

legislator reacts to riot police officers as he walks toward Government House following day of violence over extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to China for Hong Kong, China, June 13, 2019. ..…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi weighed in on the bill, which is being considered in Hong Kong’s parliament, arguing that, should it pass, Congress would have to “no choice but to reassess whether Hong Kong is ‘sufficiently autonomous’ under the ‘one country, two systems’..…

Freedom House 27 April 2017 . . . A recent HKJA survey indicates a slight rise in the Hong Kong Press Freedom Index after two consecutive years of decline. ... Hong Kong Journalists Association 7 July 2013 . . . Ranked 71st in annual global media freedom report . ..…

In recent years, several people connected with a Hong Kong publishing house that produced unflattering books about mainland Chinese leaders have appeared in Chinese police custody after apparently being abducted, along with a prominent business person wanted on the mainland. . ..…

It added that Hong Kong opponents of the bill visited United States in March and May to meet House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and State Secretary Mike Pompeo. ..…

Property is priced out of reach for greater percentage of the population than in United States, Britain and Australia, with only Hong Kong less affordable than New Zealand.. The annual report, found that New Zealand's median house price last year was 6.5 times the income, up..…

In many cases, however, laws relating to the national anthem or flag are not 'aggressively enforced,' according to Robert Ruby, director of communications at Freedom House. In Hong Kong, however, critics have expressed concern at how its future national anthem law will be carried..…

And this is right because whereas two decades ago most British interest in the region was focused on the handover of Hong Kong (with two former governors in the House of Lords), today it is the influence and presence of mainland China and/or Chinese businesses in the world, in every..…

His comments came after Chan said the accused would become stronger through imprisonment at a farewell talk Wednesday night to a full house of more than 600 people at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he has been teaching for over two decades. . ..…

“I think the pro-democracy parties, all together, would win more than 300 [House] seats out of 500,” Thaksin told Japan’s Kyodo News in Hong Kong on October 18. . ..…

In April and May 2009, according to Lord James’s report to the House of Lords, the situation started with the transfer of $5 trillion to Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corp. ..…